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Painter, 1746 to 1828

Francisco Goya

Goya was first painter to the kings of Spain and the most unsparing witness of his age. New York has him at both extremes: a child in a scarlet suit, and three blacksmiths in the dark.

Born
1746, Fuendetodos, Spain
Died
1828, Bordeaux, France
Movement
Romanticism
In New York
3 works in 2 museums

Where to see Francisco Goya in New York

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art2 works

  1. Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga, by Goya: a small boy in a red suit holds a magpie on a string while three cats watch it.

    Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga

    1787 to 1788

    A boy of about four in a red suit holds a magpie on a string. The bird has the painter's visiting card in its beak, and three cats stare at it from the shadows.

  2. Don Sebastián Martínez y Pérez, by Goya: a seated man in a coat of blue and yellow stripes, holding a letter.

    Don Sebastián Martínez y Pérez

    1792

    A merchant and collector of Cádiz, a friend who took Goya in when he fell ill, in a coat of shimmering blue and yellow stripes.

Frick Collection1 work

  1. The Forge, by Goya: three smiths bend over an anvil, painted in blacks and greys with a glow of red iron.

    The Forge

    about 1815 to 1820

    Three smiths bend over an anvil, painted in blacks and greys with a single patch of red-hot iron. It is unlike anything else in the house.

The life of Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya was born in a village of Aragon in 1746 and rose to be first painter to the Spanish court. An illness in 1792 left him deaf. His work darkened after it, and darkened again with the French invasion of 1808, which he recorded in prints that were not published in his lifetime. He died in exile in Bordeaux at eighty-two.

The portrait of Manuel Osorio was painted for the boy's father, a count who was among his steadiest patrons. The banker Jules Bache bought it in the 1920s and left it to the Metropolitan Museum with the rest of his collection.

What to know

  • Painter to the Spanish court for nearly forty years
  • Deaf from the age of forty-six
  • The boy in his most famous portrait in America died at eight
Born
30 March 1746, Fuendetodos, Spain
Died
16 April 1828, Bordeaux, France

Francisco Goya: common questions

Where can you see Francisco Goya in New York?
At the Metropolitan Museum of Art: Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga and Don Sebastián Martínez y Pérez. At the Frick Collection: The Forge. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Francisco Goya's most famous work in New York?
Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga, of 1787 to 1788, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A boy of about four in a red suit holds a magpie on a string. The bird has the painter's visiting card in its beak, and three cats stare at it from the shadows.
When and where was Francisco Goya born?
On 30 March 1746, at Fuendetodos, Spain. Francisco Goya died on 16 April 1828, at Bordeaux, France, aged about 82.
What is Francisco Goya known for?
Painter to the Spanish court for nearly forty years. Deaf from the age of forty-six. The boy in his most famous portrait in America died at eight. Francisco Goya was a Spanish painter, of Romanticism.

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